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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 09/2016

VERIFYING LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCE

0010.18.15

For eligibility purposes, see 0011.03.12 (Non-Citizens - Lawful Permanent Residents).

The following documents indicate a non-citizen is a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR):

● I-94 cards or a foreign passport endorsed with "Processed for I-551 as Temporary Evidence of Admission for Lawful Permanent Residency" or the term "Resident Alien". The LPR will only have an I-94 card until U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processes the I-551 card (4-6 months after application).

● An unexpired Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as a "green card") form I-551.

● An unexpired Conditional Resident Alien Card - I-551.

● An unexpired Re-Entry Permit - form I-327.

● A private bill enacted by the United States Congress indicating permanent resident status.

Inform immigrants without documentation, who say they are not undocumented, that they must provide USCIS documentation. Failure to provide verification results in ineligibility for the non-citizen household member(s) only. For MFIP, if they refuse to provide the verification the entire unit is ineligible.

A child born outside the U.S. automatically becomes a U.S. citizen when:

● At least 1 parent of the child is a U.S. citizen, either by birth or naturalization.

AND

● The child is under the age of 18.

AND

● The child was lawfully admitted to the U.S. as an LPR and resides in the U.S. in the legal and physical custody of their citizen parent.

Children adopted abroad automatically acquire U.S. citizenship if the above conditions are met, and the adoption is full and final.

Children deriving citizenship automatically through their parents do not necessarily have documents verifying their status. Do not require verification of naturalization for the children if you have the parent's documents.

MFIP, DWP, SNAP, GA: Verify immigration status for people who report non-citizenship.

Identify LPRs whose sole entrance reason is because someone petitioned for their entry into the United States. The name of the sponsor will not be on the immigrant's I-94, or temporary or permanent I-551. However, most codes on the card beginning with an I, C, or P indicate an LPR entered because someone petitioned for the LPR's entrance. See 0010.18.15.03 (Lawful Permanent Resident: USCIS Class Codes).

Verify honorable discharge status with United States Military Discharge Certificate Form DD-214 or other evidence to show character of service as honorable. If the narrative for the discharge entry is based on lack of citizenship or other non-citizenship reason, there is no eligibility.

Verify active duty in the Armed Forces with green service identity card United States Form DD-2 or red service identity card and a copy of a current order showing active duty (other than active duty for training purposes).